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title: vomit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vomit» in the school dictionary: To vomit is to be sick: food and liquid come back up from your stomach and out of your mouth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vomit

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**Who acts:** food, Vomit, food liquid, you, He, She · **What happens:** vomit, be, come back, come out, feel, clean up · **To what, where:** stomach, food liquid, car, vomit, teacher, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«vomit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [vomit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vomit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To vomit is to be sick: food and liquid come back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:m1:1
# text = To vomit is to be sick: food and liquid come back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	vomit	vomit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	up	up	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vomit** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **come back** | present | food and liquid |  |  | your stomach and your mouth |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from stomach=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vomit is the food and liquid that comes out when you are sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:m2:1
# text = Vomit is the food and liquid that comes out when you are sick.
1	Vomit	vomit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Vomit | the food liquid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come out** | present | the food liquid |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He vomited in the car on the way to Grandma's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x1:1
# text = He vomited in the car on the way to Grandma's.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	vomited	vomit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vomit** | past | He |  |  | the car |  | on the way to Grandma | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Agent on way=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt sick and then vomited.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x2:1
# text = She felt sick and then vomited.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	vomited	vomit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **vomit** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cleaner cleaned up the vomit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x3:1
# text = The cleaner cleaned up the vomit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vomit	vomit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean up** | past | the cleaner | the vomit |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell a teacher if you feel like you might vomit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x4:1
# text = Tell a teacher if you feel like you might vomit.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
7	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	vomit	vomit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **vomit** | might | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food poisoning can make you vomit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x5:1
# text = Food poisoning can make you vomit.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	poisoning	poisoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	vomit	vomit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Food poisoning | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **vomit** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drink small sips of water after vomiting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x6:1
# text = Drink small sips of water after vomiting.
1	Drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sips	sip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	vomiting	vomit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | small sips of water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sip=Patient |
| 2 | **vomit** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sip** |  |  | water |  |  |  |  | nom sip «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay home from school for two days after vomiting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x7:1
# text = Stay home from school for two days after vomiting.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	vomiting	vomit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | school | day | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **vomit** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat vomited a fur ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vomit:x8:1
# text = The cat vomited a fur ball.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	vomited	vomit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vomit** | past | the cat | a fur ball |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

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